2012 AD100: Kelly Wearstler

Photo: Annie Schlecter

The New Yorker dubbed her “the presiding grande dame of West Coast interior design,” but Kelly Wearstler is more rock star than matronly personage. Author, blogger, outré fashion plate, branding virtuoso (from sheets to jewelry), and decorator and muse of the Viceroy and Tides hotels—Wearstler cuts a profile as colorful as those of her clients (Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale, among others). Over the past decade her take on the Hollywood Regency style has spawned legions of imitators, who continue to gravitate to her inspired mix of graphic patterns, luxe textures, and eye-popping hues. The Los Angeles designer’s more recent work—which recasts 1970s chic—is sure to keep followers on their toes. Wearstler’s latest venture is an eponymous boutique on Melrose Avenue. kellywearstler.com

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